The UK’s Taskforce Kindred spent 18 months and £6 million transforming a simple shipping container into a battlefield asset—one that launches Soviet-era missiles to counter Russian aerial threats.
Recent photos show Ukrainian pilots using short-range Sidewinder and long-range AMRAAM missiles, effectively countering Russia’s R-37M standoff tactics.
Ukraine will integrate the American-made missiles into its existing air defense systems, where engineers have successfully adapted Soviet-era Buk-M1 platforms to fire Western ammunition.
In response to recent Russian missile attacks, the US, Germany, Romania, Netherlands, and Italy join forces to bolster Ukraine's air defenses with strategic systems and interceptors.
Systems destined for other countries will be diverted to help Kyiv protect its cities and critical infrastructure, with the US government set to halt all open orders until Ukraine has enough to defend itself from Russia’s air attacks.
Reportedly, a modified Soviet-era S-200 air defense system was used to shoot down the Tu-22M3 strategic bomber. Two Kh-22 quasi-ballistic missiles were intercepted with unknown weapons